Broaching the subject with Everett... to spice things up more often?

For Dorothy, this was a mountain too steep to climb.

How on earth was she supposed to bring it up?

"I should just drop it. What if Everett... Maybe he's just too worn out from work, and that's why he's not in the mood?"

Wouldn't she just be wounding his pride then?

Karen smacked her lips, freshly changed and walking out with Dorothy, chatting away.

"So, what you're saying is, Everett's not up for it in the bedroom anymore?!"

Just as Dorothy was about to respond, out of the corner of her eye, she spotted Jeffrey and Everett standing side by side not too far away.

All four of them fell silent, the awkwardness thick enough to cut with a knife.

At that moment....

Dorothy wondered if Everett had caught that last part...

laughter, bending over in stitches, almost rolling

is here complaining to mine that you're not

Dorothy's

to Jeffrey, her smile beaming as she teased Everett, "Yeah, Dorothy was just telling me how things have been...

spoke up, his gaze locked

moment, Dorothy wished she could just dig a hole and bury

topic with Karen

didn't mean...

their conversation had steered in this direction, but then she realized... she was indeed the one who had mentioned

"What exactly?"

stepped closer, wrapping an

it's not

flushed with urgency,

stray hair behind her ear before whispering, "You know, you

"I wasn't venting!"

raised her hands, "She did! Dorothy, don't blame me for spilling the beans. You did say

Dorothy knew she was in for

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